WATCH: Four drunk cyclists veering dangerously in major road tunnel as cars dodge them

Harrowingly one of the boozed up cyclist is seen briefly riding in the opposite lane.

The extremely dangerous commute was filmed from a car and has been uploaded onto Facebook where it has been shared more than a thousand times.

The men have been slammed for their stupidity following the incident in Liverpool's Queensway tunnel.

But Jonny Ward – one of the cyclists – defended their actions saying he and his pals were forced to bike home following a Boxing Day night out because they couldn't get a cab.

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“It was a bit stupid and dangerous, and we’d had a few drinks - it wouldn’t have happened if we were sober - but it is legal to cycle at that time”

Cyclist Jonny Ward

"We were out for my brother’s leaving party before he went to Australia," the 23-year-old told the Liverpool Echo.

"We couldn’t get a taxi so thought we should the get the bikes. We had to take them back the next day.

“It was a bit stupid and dangerous, and we’d had a few drinks - it wouldn’t have happened if we were sober - but it is legal to cycle at that time.”

Andy Taylor, whose brother spotted and filmed the cyclists while the pair were driving home, said: “I thought it was hilarious they were on rental bikes in the tunnel. It’s living on the edge, but it was all safe.

"There was not much traffic, and any cars would have seen them clearly.”

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The considerate 25-year-old driver got the cyclists’ permission to pop the video online the next day after tracking them down on social media.

Councillor Les Rowlands, Wirral mayor and a Merseytravel committee member, said: “Merseytravel needs to look into the rules around cycling in the tunnel andpromote them more, as there are so many people using citybikes now.

“You can cycle at certain times, but people are probably going to think automatically they can cycle through at any time on the bikes.

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"We need to review the rules, and maybe make them more explicit.”

“People need to be sensible and cycle in the right lane. The rules are there for the safety of road users, and need to be obeyed.

"It’s other motorists that are put at risk too.”

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